Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20
The Washington Light Infantry COfpss
Trip TO Atlantic CITY.


Trip to Atlantic City.
SCENES AT THE MISUNDERSTANDING FOR TEN DAYS
OF TENT LIFE-MENDERs OF THE CORPS WHO ARE
GOING AND CITIZENS WHO WILL ACCOMPANY THEN.
The Washington Light Infantry boys are all in
readiness now for their departure for their camp
by the sea shore They will leave at 10 O'Clock to-
night and will be In camp for ten days The big
chests, the little bags the knapsacks and various
bundles were packed last night. From early In
the evening until late at night members OF the
corps were cleaning and packing their dress
uniforms and making ready for the war on the
waves. All the pretty white coats and tall bear
skin hats were packed in four immense boxes that
stood in row against the wall with their mouths
open. The small traps lay around on the floor Of
the big armory hall Members who had finished
their own preparations stood about reading what
Atlantic City papers had to say about their coming
who had Observation-Disclosures look sat on
high stools In the company's rooms sewing buttons
on their uniform pants, with very big needles and
long threads or stitched UP parted seams In their
uniforms where the most strain comes.
HOW HE sEwRD.
One brave private sat upon particularly high
stool, and looked, with respondent gaze at an
open seam in the back part of his dress uniform
trousers. He took no notice Of the merry makers
around him. but sat with a sad uncertainty with
about yard-and -a-half Of thread from darn1ng
needle on which 1t was reeled, and tried to draw
his legs up under him tailor-fashion. Hecharged
bayonetS through the trousers with one hand,
seized the sharp steel point with the other, and
dragged the thread through, at the same time
opening his mouth and pulling the trousers out at
arms-length one way and the needle as far the
other: Al every return to the charge his mouth
would come too with snap, and he would set his
trousers would be hanging in the air by the thread
at the next they would be held firmly aloft while
the needle dangled out Of reach.
In the officers quarters tickets for the trip were
being sold rapidly. About one hundred and fifty
o, 1ae corps viii GO into to camp and IL was es
dred citizens accompanying them.
THE SOLDIERS WHO WILL CO.
The following is roster Of the officers and men
who Will participate In the excursion:
Lieut.. Col. VIM. G. Moore, commanding; 1st
Lieut.. w. II. Harrison, adjutant 1st Lieut.. Geo.
Breitbarth, quartermaster; 1st Capt. II. E. Leach,
G. Wheeler, inspector; Capt. Allison Nailor. COM
missary; Sergt.Maj Chas. c. NJ. Loef1ler, quarter
master sergt. o. v. shomo, Hospital steward Geo.
Woodbridge.
Company A-Captain, VIM. N. Dalton; 1st lieut.,
JnO 6. C0wie; LIST sergts, ID. Sim johnson, Ii.
keough; corporals. VIM NJ. Arnold, Jas. S. Wade;
A. c. Demonet, Henry McGrann, Jno. E. Payne, f.
7. Maloney, E. A. Hedig, E. j. DonnelIy, Geo. w.
Turner, Theo. Thomas, Jno. Tegeler, Thos. s.
Company B-Capt. B. R. Ross, 1st Lieut. W. L.
Cash. "a Lieut.. 4. H: Wade, 1st Sergt. c. 7. Con-
Gregory, Corp Chas. NJ. shIeve, Corp. JOS II. Nc
Cam, Privates I. S. Ashley. j. I. Burdine j. II.
Crqger, J. F; Grant, II. c. James. F. L. ourand H.
o: Pugge, p. S. Schneider, L. B. Walker, John
Collins J. G. Speer: Wan. Mehn; ". G. Hall, F; W.
nor, +. McGlathey, L. Z. Boiseau.
Company Capt. J. c. Entwistle, Sergts. W. F.
Dunn, u; y; Brooke, Corp, j. IL Carl, Privates r.
c. G. Conlee, W. E. Clark, John Enders jr., j. T.
Foley, B. n. Iseman, II. T. Leach. E. G. Lutz, w.
II. Nash ". S. Mccarthy, John McKenna, J. T.
D. L. Schwakopl, Z. w. s. Sellner, Ed. Taylor, j. E.
Tucker.
Company D-capt, John S: Miller, 1st Lieut.. P
j. Duly, 1st Sergt. Howard Beall, I'd Sergt w. Z.
Wise Corp. s. q. Wise, Corp. Geo. F. McAvoy, Pri-
i ie MS:klniSsn I Il Gsmm B na X
rill, +. Ii. Miller q. q. Seibold, L. W. ShomO, Geo,
II. Tucker + W. Zea, G. w. Newman, W. A. d.
Cole, c. F. Beers, G. A. Fisher, l.. A. Roginski.
THE ARRIVAL IN ATLANTIC CITY.
They Will arrive at Atlantic City Sunday morn
ing, and will 60 at once into camp on the lawn of
the United States Hotel. They will be met at the
depot on their arrival by the citizens committee
and a military escort consisting OF Company C,
OF the seacoast Artillery, headed by Schaufer's
cornet band The cOlOrS will be raised over the
camp with the usual ceremony, and there will be
speeches and general making welcome. The
Camp Is now ready Tor them. Forty tents are
standing ON the lawn OF the United States Hotel
on Pacific street, facing the ocean. with the cot
tageS between, and the parade grounds will be on
State street, leading TO the beach. They will have
for ten days as good a time as $50 jolly soldier
boys can have.
GOING WITH THE CORPS.
The following are some OF those who will accom-
pany the corps to Atlantic City: H. Kronheimer,
+. j. Clark, Mrs. JnO Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Justh,
Miss Griesking, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Moore, L. F.
Fox, Mrs. Demonet, Mrs. Z. G. Wheeler, MIR. and
Mrs. G. A. Wright, A. A. Friedrich. j. w. Clark,
Mrs. P. D. Welker, VIM Harkin, VIM. Humid, Mrs
Wm Hunt, Mrs. Digney, ThOs Sherwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilde, Mr.. and Mrs. Queen, Mrs. Cummins
and daughter, c. H. Baker. E. A. Ftnckel Jno. Con-
molly, Mr.. and Mrs. J; NJ. Emory, c. C. Helmick, w.
mer, w. H. McCOnly, Miss Adele Thomas, j. NJ.
Burns, Mrs. X. kaufman, D. E. Moore, L. c. Rives,
Mr.. COMBS, J. n. Nicholson, Hy. Walker, Miss
Mary Fuelling, Mrs. Berry, j. Eiseman, NJ. A. Tap
pan, N. A. Straight, l. K. Edward, Jessie G. Ed
wards, Miss Rose Smouf1er, b. B. King, wife, and
L. NJ. Sinclair, Geo. N. Ramsby and wife, Mrs j.
T. Burdine Mrs. J. E. Lee, Mrs. Kepner and daugh-
tiers, VIM Kirkland. G. Britt and wife, X. Frailey
and Wife, Messrs. o. n Walker, j. w. Mathers JnO.
ONeil, L. L. briggs. De stelgner, Dietz, Miles, H.
w. p. Hunt, and Z. Z. McNatr.
The first encampment OF the Light Infantry was
at Fauquier, White Sulphur Springs, in 1881. The
next year they camped at Cape May. In 1883
they camped again at the same place. In 1884
they went to Long Branch, and in 1885 returned
again TO Cape May. Last year they were at At
antic City, where they go again for this years en-
campment.
One Source Of Danger ON Railroads.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
During the last month or two there has been al
most daily record OF one or more serious railroad
accidents, Involving loss of life, and in nearly all
OF these it has not been proven that these occur